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Basic needs include, but are not limited to, food, housing, clothing, childcare, mental health, financial resources and transportation. At some point in your educational journey, you may face challenges in accessing adequate amounts of food, housing, financial or other resources. This is called basic needs insecurity and millions of college students experience it each year. 

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Food Insecurity, Hunger

Sustainable Development Goals

No Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Zero Hunger - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Good Health and Well-Being - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Quality Education - Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
Gender Equality - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Clean Water and Sanitation - Ensure access to water and sanitation for all
Affordable and Clean Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Decent Work and Economic Growth - Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Reduce Inequalities - Reduce inequality within and among countries
Sustainable Cities and Communities - Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Responsible Consumption and Production - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Climate Action - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Life Below Water - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources
Life on Land - Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions - Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Partnerships For the Goals - Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development